Hudson River Day Line Collection (1963.01)
Steamship Historical Society of America
Steamship Historical Society of America2500 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
Tel: 401-463-3570
E-mail: info@sshsa.org
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | This collection was donated in March of 1963 by Mrs. Alfred (Ruth Purves) V.S. Olcott, widow of Alfred V.S. Olcott, the former President of the Hudson River Day Line. A letter approving the conditions of the donation was signed by former SSHSA President, Jim Wilson. |
| Processing information: | Although Mrs. Olcott donated the HRDL records in 1963, the collection was originally processed (possibly at the University of Baltimore) from roughly 2000-2005. A partial finding aid/inventory was developed, but no note is included as to who initially processed or described the collection. This collection was freshly surveyed, organized and described by Emily Schubin and Michaela Sheerar, with assistance from SSHSA archivist Astrid Drew, in December, 2016. In 2022-2023, Assistant Archivist Tessa Mediano revisited the collection and updated the arrangement and inventory. The HRDL Collection was accessioned with the number 1963.01. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Emily Schubin, Michaela Sheerar, Astrid Drew, and Tessa Mediano. |
| Encoding: | Finding aid encoded by Tessa Mediano 2023 April 12 |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
